Aqueduct siphon at Birch River crossing
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- 1916
Photograph of a Winnipeg Aqueduct siphon at the Birch River crossing near McMunn, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
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Aqueduct siphon at Birch River crossing
Photograph of a Winnipeg Aqueduct siphon at the Birch River crossing near McMunn, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Pumping water from trench near Spruce Siding
Photograph of water being pumped from a trench next to the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway near Spruce Siding, Manitoba, looking southeast. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Part of William Smaill fonds
Item consists of a photo album created by William Smaill, Superintendent of the Winnipeg Aqueduct Construction Company, Ltd. The album contains photographs of the aqueduct’s construction, company men and their families, recreation, camps and homes used during construction, the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway, and the surrounding landscape (Shoal Lake, Whitemouth River, Indian Bay, Birch River). There are also several photos of Winnipeg during Decoration Day 1914, photos of Mayors T.R. Deacon, Thomas Sharpe, and R.D. Waugh, and two photos of an Anishinaabe camp at Kekekoziibii Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.
The photos are heavily annotated. The annotations consist of names, locations, descriptions, and sometimes the section or specific mile of the aqueduct. A few photos appear to be missing and there are several loose pages with similar content. The photos are arranged somewhat chronologically – photos from 1914 generally precede photos from 1915 – but there are many exceptions.
Smaill, William
Fonds consists of a photo album created by William Smaill, Superintendent of the Winnipeg Aqueduct Construction Company, Ltd. The album contains photographs of the aqueduct’s construction, company men and their families, recreation, camps and homes used during construction, the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway, and the surrounding landscape (Shoal Lake, Whitemouth River, Indian Bay, Birch River). There are also several photos of Winnipeg during Decoration Day 1914, photos of Mayors T.R. Deacon, Thomas Sharpe, and R.D. Waugh, and two photos of an Anishinaabe camp at Kekekoziibii Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.
The photos are heavily annotated. The annotations consist of names, locations, descriptions, and sometimes the section or specific mile of the aqueduct. A few photos appear to be missing and there are several loose pages with similar content. The photos are arranged somewhat chronologically – photos from 1914 generally precede photos from 1915 – but there are many exceptions.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 14
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Class 14 drag line.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 22
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: T. Kelley and Sons, cont. [contract?] 31.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 38
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Views at camp 2, mile 57.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 44
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Concrete train at mixer - Towing mixer with train, first move, mile 64 - Finished aqueduct, mile 64, first mile - Gravel platform, cement shed, mixer, and water tank, mile 64.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 49
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Jumbo[?], Indian Bay - Ruins of camp 1 built on Ontario gold concessions, Shoal Lake, 1896 - Jumbo - Teddy - Teddy, Whitemouth - Birch River railroad bridge - Chasing young ducks with launch, Shoal Lake.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 50
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Moving drag over Birch River bridge - Home made speeder.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 51
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Contains no captions.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 54
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Class 14 in muskeg, mile 86.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 75
Part of William Smaill fonds
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 86
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Bay City dredge, Brokenhead River, March15 - Site for camp 8, December 15 - Camp 8, December 15.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 92
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Pile driver, mile 85 plus - Headquarter - Mile 86 - 4.5% grade - Mile 85 - Dominion Day, 1915, camp 6 - Mile 85 plus.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 106
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Dyke - Blanchard's, Indian Bay - Indian Camp, Shoal Lake [Kekekoziibii Shoal Lake 40 First Nation] - Removing arch - Camp 5, mile 77 - Remains after oil House fire, camp 5, mile 77 - Excursion train, camp 6 -Tennis court, Indian Bay - Young wild ducks.
Smaill, William
William Smaill Photo Album – loose page
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Bunk houses, rock plant, Greater Winnipeg Water District - Rock crushing plant, Greater Winnipeg Water District.
Smaill, William
Device for moving aqueduct arch forms near Spruce Siding
Photograph of workers using a contractor's device for moving outside arch forms of the Winnipeg Aqueduct near Spruce Siding, Manitoba. Photographer is unknown.
Greater Winnipeg Water District
Part of Morris Block collection
Block, Morris
William Smaill Photo Album – Page 32
Part of William Smaill fonds
Captions read: Concrete mixers, mile 77.
Smaill, William